Baltimore vs Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Baltimore and Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

Baltimore and Lancaster are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lancaster has the higher population (40,902 vs 2,970 in Baltimore). Baltimore has the higher median household income ($58,322 vs $54,901 in Lancaster). Baltimore has the higher median home value ($198,500 vs $180,200 in Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	Baltimore	Lancaster
Population	2,970	40,902
Median age	37.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,322	$54,901
Median home value	$198,500	$180,200
Median gross rent	$838	$999
Housing units	1,356	18,153
Homeownership rate	53.6%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baltimore	Lancaster
Population	2,992 → 2,970 (-0.7%)	40,159 → 40,902 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$41,913 → $58,322 (+39.2%)	$43,720 → $54,901 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $198,500 (+51.1%)	$125,900 → $180,200 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $838 (+1.9%)	$797 → $999 (+25.3%)

Baltimore

Population

2,9922,970

Median household income

$41,913$58,322

Median home value

$131,400$198,500

Median gross rent

$822$838

Lancaster

Population

40,15940,902

Median household income

$43,720$54,901

Median home value

$125,900$180,200

Median gross rent

$797$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baltimore	Lancaster
Under 5	7.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.8%
75 and over	9.5%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baltimore	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baltimore	Lancaster
No high school diploma	5.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	40.4%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baltimore	Lancaster
Drove alone	85.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.9%	7.7%
Other means	4.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baltimore	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	60.9%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Baltimore	Lancaster
Poverty rate	14.1%	14.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1966	1962